What does myrmecophobia mean?
Myrmecophobia means The fear of ants..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The fear of ants..
Ants are a special kind of bug. I think they are easily squashed by the foot; I'm sure I've unintentionally squashed a number of them with my feet in my adult life, and when I was a young child I believe I used to squash an occasional ant either for sport or more likely as a reaction to some feeling of myrmecophobia.
Possibly it was fear of ants, which by the way, is myrmecophobia.
My wife suffers from myrmecophobia. I've spread enough toxic substances to turn our property into a superfund site.
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Myrmecophobia means The fear of ants..
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Ants are a special kind of bug. I think they are easily squashed by the foot; I'm sure I've unintentionally squashed a number of them with my feet in my adult life, and when I was a young child I believe I used to squash an occasional ant either for sport or more likely as a reaction to some feeling of myrmecophobia.
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